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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 55°N - 149°W - North Pacific Ocean

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0214 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0214 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0215 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0218 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0234 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0237 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0238 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0239 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0240 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0241 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 19 Mar 2024 - 0243 UTC
legend for Fire Temperature RBG

Fire Temperature key:

1 - Warm fire
2 - Very warm fire
3 - Hot fire
4 - Very hot fire
5 - Burn scars
6 - Clear sky: land
7 - Clear sky: water/snow/night
8 - Water clouds
9 - Ice clouds


Fire Temperature RGB allows the user to identify where the most intense fires are occurring and differentiate these from "cooler" fires. The RGB takes advantage of the fact that from 3.9µm to shorter wavelengths, background solar radiation and surface reflectance increases. This means that fires need to be more intense in order to be detected by the 2.2 and 1.6µm bands, as more intense fires emit more radiation at these wavelengths. Therefore, small/"cool" fires will only show up at 3.9µm and appear red while increases in fire intensity cause greater contributions of the other channels resulting in white very intense fires.

• For more details, see the Fire Temperature RGB Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.2 MB)